Photographer's Note

On our last day in Auckland, we planned to go by ferry to the volcanic island. But it was raining in the morning, so instead, wee took a shark bus and we went to the Sea Life Aquarium. I like visiting aquariums, so I was quite satisfied. There were sharks that could be seen from the glass tunnel, stingrays, seahorses and other interesting fishes, like moray eels(brr), but the most interesting for me were the penguins. In New Zealand there are wild penguins, they are very small and blue. But unfortunately, I did not see them.

Here you can see two kinds of penguins.

The king penguin is a large species of penguin, second only to the emperor penguin in size. King penguins breed on the subantarctic islands at the northern reaches of Antarctica, South Georgia, and other temperate islands of the region. The plumage of the king penguin is broadly similar to that of the closely related emperor penguin, with a broad cheek patch contrasting with surrounding dark feathers and yellow-orange color at the top of the chest.

The gentoo penguin is easily recognized by the wide white stripe extending like a bonnet across the top of its head and its bright orange-red bill. It has pale whitish-pink webbed feet and a fairly long tail - the most prominent tail of all penguins. Chicks have grey backs with white fronts. As the gentoo penguin waddles along on land, its tail sticks out behind, sweeping from side to side, hence the scientific name Pygoscelis, which means "rump-tailed".

Hello Malgo,
So you went by a shark bus to see the penguins ... That must have been quite a shock for these lovely animals ...
The only penguins I've ever seen in their natural habitat lived on small islands just off the coast of Peru. They were unbelievable small. I didn't know there were so many different types of penguins. These here look quite large. They're therefore king penguins.
They look very beautiful. Especially with their yellow feathers like a beautiful collar.
Very good clear and sharp capture.
Best regards, Paul

Hello Malgo,
All penguins are unbelievably cute and very nice to watch. These are not just cute but really very beautiful. I am sure you would also have preferred to see them in their natural habitat, but they are worth watching even in this artificial environment. You captured them well with lovely colours.
Kind regards,
Gert

Hello dear Malgorzata and have a nice time
and a happy evening
hello little penguins
delicate and pretty photo
drawing our attention
so beautiful this Sea life Aquarium
I love so much those fascinated creatures
welldone
regards
Costantino

It's a pity you missed Rangitoto. Oh well maybe next time. When I encountered heavy rain or snow in Europe I would spend the day in museums instead. There was an aquarium in Tulcea in Romania I went to one dreary day. Nice catch of the penguins. Tfs!

Hello Malgo,
Penguins are always really cool to look at and these here are the most beautiful and impressive of the species. You captured them very nicely together here and the lighting was superb as well.
Lars

There are asevearl species of penguins, and three are presented in those pictures, Malgo.
It always seems to me they look majestic, indeed a kind of animal with such an approch, and zoo's always keep them carfully. Like we have in our locak Safari park.
Nicely presented the subject.
Ike

*** It was the first time since the 60th that I saw a circus. Went with my grandoughters and their mom.